Re: [Harp-L] Dry mouth on fast tunes - remedies?

[michael harp <diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Winslow,
There is a product on the market called Biotene. You can find it at any
Supermarket or drug store. It's a mouthwash made for people who sleep with
their mouth open and develop dry mouth. I use it. It contains no alcohol. It
provides some relieve by lubercating the mouth for several hours. No
flavoring or sugar is added.

If it doesn't work you can always gargle with it in the morning.:)

mike  



on 4/5/05 5:16 PM, Winslow Yerxa at winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> When playing fast fiddle tunes I get dry mouth, and I'm wondering if
> anyone has proposed solutions.
> 
> These kinds of  tunes tend to be wall-to-wall 8th notes that go about
> 400 notes per minute.
> 
> There is no time to take a drink of water or any other beverage. There
> isn't even time to lick my lips.
> 
> I'm wondering if anyone knows a way to salivate at will, for instance,
> perhaps through auto-suggestion.
> 
> Or perhaps there are subtle ways to do something with the mouth,
> tongue, or instrument, that make wind drying less likely.
> 
> I'm sure the situation of being out front as a soloist and experiencing
> a surge of fight-or-flight adrenaline doesn't help, and maybe some kind
> of meditation to deal with that might also help.
> 
> All suggestions welcome, with noted exceptions.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Winslow
> 
> 
> 
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